• The wedding of Flatley
 • The extraordinary Myers
 • The club of laughter
 • The re-emerging Logan
 • The animated Pope
 • The agreeable Paisley
 • The iPod for Bono
 • […]

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New figures show that Ireland has lost its place as being one of Europe’s most generous nations where organ donations are concerned. Back in 1990, […]

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  • After 13 Years, Michael Flatley is Ready on the Inside
  • Some More Irish Guitarists Should be Along in a Few Years
  • Cillian Murphy is […]

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Although many of the invited participants refused to have anything to do with the Observer’s vote for the best novel of the last twenty-five years, […]

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• Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has been in a spot of bother, over which many Irish bloggers have been in a spot of lather. I was […]

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So I’m on the bus - you know I like the bus - reading the Pitch’s Best of Kansas City 2006 edition. Being narrow-minded and […]

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Q. What Do You Paint?
In fairness people only frequently ask me this because I frequently tell them I paint. If I was to tell them […]

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As ever, we like a list here at Irish KC, however lacking in authority it may be. We especially like looking at them to see […]

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• I’ve been waiting for ages for an excuse to link to Ze Frank, and then he only talks about Kansas City - which is […]

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Trup Trup a Chapaillín - Or, Giddy Up There Pony. The first song I learned at school, but being aged four, and it being a […]

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Irish Podcasting - invented in 2006 by Twink using just a telephone, an answering machine, a former partner, and a zip
Irish Football - invented in […]

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If you’re interested in what is going on the world of the Irish beyond Kansas City, here’s ten stories for ya:
  • The Irish Government is […]

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I’ve been reading some funny stuff about the Ryder Cup.
1. The K Club is in Dublin. No it’s not; it’s in Kildare. The clue is […]

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As my own review of the 2006 KC Irish Fest remains an unfinished unpublished monster, here’s something shorter on former years while I try and […]

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As part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the UK charts (which are the main music charts Irish people listen/are subjected to), the UK Chart […]

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Granted it was only a two week holiday home, but here’s a short list of things I’ve heard more than once on this trip […]

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1. Erin Go Braugh
2. Christmas in Killarney
3. Would You Like Some Corned Beef & Cabbage?
4. Notre Dame Fightin’ Irish
5. Happy Father’s Day
6. We’re so proud […]

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In keeping with the tradition of Irish musicians not being sterotypical rebels, no Irish Rock stars appear in the list of Top 10 Notorious Interviews:
#1 […]

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The recent Chris Moyles Bob Geldof thing reminded me of when I worked in England and my English boss - who was about to go […]

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You’ll have to buy the current issue of Q Magazine to see the full list of over 100 songs, but no Irish performers feature in […]

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